• Panasonic introduced the first portable Blu-Ray player during the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2009.ABC News: Sneak Peek at Some of the Best Gadgets at CES (January 7, 2009) The player features an 8.9 WSVGA LCD screen.

• Fast Facts

  1. Introduced at the CES in Las Vegas in January 2009
  2. Price: $799ABC News: Sneak Peek at Some of the Best Gadgets at CES (January 7, 2009)
  3. Name: DMP-B15Gizmodo: This Panasonic Blu-ray Player Is Portable (January 7, 2009)
  4. 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD screenCNET: Panasonic makes your Blu-ray Discs portable (January 8, 2009)
  5. Three-hour rechargeable batteryCNET: Panasonic makes your Blu-ray Discs portable (January 8, 2009)
  6. Can be connected via to an HDTV to watch Blu-Ray movies at home
  7. Compatible with Profile 2 Blu-Ray, also known as BD-LiveCNET: Panasonic makes your Blu-ray Discs portable (January 8, 2009)
  8. Can be installed to the headrests of a car's front seats, allowing back seat passengers to view Blu-Ray DVDCNET: Panasonic makes your Blu-ray Discs portable (January 8, 2009)

• Features

  Incorporates the VIERA Cast feature from Panasonic, which allows for streaming of movies from Amazon's Video-on-Demand service, the viewing of YouTube videos and the ability to receive news and weather information when it's connected to the Internet. The player also features a HD card slot for viewing of photos and high-definition video.CNET: Panasonic makes your Blu-ray Discs portable (January 8, 2009)

• Blu-Ray

  Blu-Ray is a high definition DVD format. The format uses a violet laser to write and read the disk. Blu-Ray can read finer data than regular DVD, which means movies viewed on Blu-Ray have more details.

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